from every thing I have read FCA considers the Dodge brand uniquely American muscle....which I believe means sticking with powerful ICE saving all electric for the other brands...who knows maybe some day we dino juice users will be paying a fat tax and playing Red Barchetta while we avoid the alloy air cars.

 

Haha, indeed the number produced depends on production! If 9,000 customers showed up with $90k checks made out to FCA I can assure you they would find to build most of them, if not all. There is no practical reason they can't build more than 2,000, they just don't expect a lot of orders. It's probably the biggest niche of all the Hellcat line.

 

Lol, that was such a politicians answer.

 

I spoke with a dealership yesterday in Pa that I am on the waiting list for and was advised they are only making 1200 of these bad boys. I am not sure how true it is but he seemed very confident.

 

Well,
Someone should tell Tim Kuniskis that he is spreading false information. 😏
The confidence of a selling dealer and their information can be suspect at times.
But if it somehow works out that only 1200-1500 are ever produced, they might just be
a bit of a investment/collectible. 🤔

 

what dealer?
Unless we sit in the boardroom we will never know the real reasons for the production run....but I'm thinking that maybe the DDHC was created to utilize the hellcat motor because they had a certain number of those engines available to build and the cars would not have soaked them all up. Engines like these will probably be phased out eventually. That is my wacky guess...

 

Not so wacky at all. The demise of the ICE in new vehicles is on the horizon, get em while you can.

Yeah that is the plan the house is for sure but the Hellcat is up in the air until they determine if they will open back up the ordering. If not hopefully I can get a used one later on down the road.

What do you mean “ open back up the ordering”?
Is the ordering closed?

 

Not so wacky at all. The demise of the ICE in new vehicles is on the horizon, get em while you can.

What do you mean “ open back up the ordering”?
Is the ordering closed?

The dealership is Bergey,s dodge and jeep in Souderon Pa. I am on a waiting list and there is no guarantee mine would get built. I am not sure of other dealerships and what the process is. This is what this particular dealership and a few others I have spoken to in Pa.

 

With about 3000 Dodge dealers in North America, and a few heading overseas, they may just be a highly sought after build initially with the limited run.
DDHC, or Amazon stock, or Tesla stock, hmmm...wonder what Warren Buffet would invest in...🤪

 

Got an update... "Firm scheduled"

 

Timing is important in life...Something told me when first announced this would be a first come kinda thing...I was diligent in my communication with my 2 local dealers and ordered 8 days after the first Friday. That first week the online configurer was not open ..I did make a change while still in ordered status which was not a problem...

 

Yes timing it is important I was ready to go but what I did not expect was the seller of the house to accept our offer since it was sitting out there for a few months. Then out of nowhere our realor calls and says it has been accepted. If it is meant to be it will happen at least my wife and kids will have the house of our dreams. Plus I have you guys who can tell me all about the experience. Congrads to everyone who has their orders in. I can't wait to see everyone's pictures of that Beast.

 

Hello,
Sorry for the long post. This is my first time posting here but have been a reader here for sometime. I have joined to share this chapter in my life just as everyone else has. I ordered my DHC on November 12th with no issues. Other then the basics in life, you know getting married 18 years ago, my son being born 12 years ago, ordering this machine was extremely exciting! My heart was pounding when I left the dealership and saying to myself, did this just happen?!!! I’ve been on this natural high since...lol.

Anyways.... not to get off the current topic but I happened to read from two places that when you purchase this angry machine, that Dodge gives you a days lesson at the Bondurant Driving School. Any truth to this? Dealership knew nothing about it.

I do agree that they had a certain amount of engine blocks available, and with the change of emissions, this was a way to unload them. Makes great sense. To add, dealership that I purchased from said, delivery date was anywhere from March-May. The one dealership that I wanted to purchase from told me straight up... will not be able to get it. Said, 1500 or so will be made and with over 2500 dealership out there.... good luck and congrats if you do get it.

Look forward to the spring time... driving upstate to the lake house with the sunroof open and the sound from the supercharger and exhaust echoing throughout!!!

Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving to all. Stay safe!

 

Hello,
Sorry for the long post. This is my first time posting here but have been a reader here for sometime. I have joined to share this chapter in my life just as everyone else has. I ordered my DHC on November 12th with no issues. Other then the basics in life, you know getting married 18 years ago, my son being born 12 years ago, ordering this machine was extremely exciting! My heart was pounding when I left the dealership and saying to myself, did this just happen?!!! I’ve been on this natural high since...lol.

Anyways.... not to get off the current topic but I happened to read from two places that when you purchase this angry machine, that Dodge gives you a days lesson at the Bondurant Driving School. Any truth to this? Dealership knew nothing about it.

I do agree that they had a certain amount of engine blocks available, and with the change of emissions, this was a way to unload them. Makes great sense. To add, dealership that I purchased from said, delivery date was anywhere from March-May. The one dealership that I wanted to purchase from told me straight up... will not be able to get it. Said, 1500 or so will be made and with over 2500 dealership out there.... good luck and congrats if you do get it.

Look forward to the spring time... driving upstate to the lake house with the sunroof open and the sound from the supercharger and exhaust echoing throughout!!!

Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving to all. Stay safe!

Definitely enjoy and share some pics once you have it. Enjoy your Thanksgiving and be safe out there.

 

Bondurant has a long and interesting history. When SRT started to partner with them for the 1 day they went into a bankruptcy and debt restructure. When I got my 18 the school went dormant. If they are back and you can get there easily its worth the experience. I did a 4 day school back in the heydays with their strong Ford alliance . Many of the instructors were nascar hopefuls so we had fun.

 

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Sorry my first post was missing the link. But this dealer markup takes the prize. Just when you thought Hellcats were expensive. CarGurus - 2021 Dodge Durango - $217,240

 

Sorry my first post was missing the link. But this dealer markup takes the prize. Just when you thought Hellcats were expensive. CarGurus - 2021 Dodge Durango - $217,240

I don't know. Looks like Car Guru's is is taking a big slice of the pie. Here it is on the actual dealer's website. 2021 Dodge DURANGO GT AWD in Morehead, KY | Morehead Dodge Durango | Tim Short Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Morehead

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Lol....but I wonder what a 30 mile "bubble" example will bring at BJ auction in 15 years....
Some of you may know this already but I was looking at the other forums and in purchasing general section Lamar from Dodgecare responds to requests for status updates

[OFFICIAL] I've ordered my Durango Thread!

Drop in and let us know you just ordered your new Durango and don't forget to drop by our poll so that we can get a tally of the most popular trim!

www.dodgedurango.net

 

I don't believe ordering has closed. Not sure why it is being stated here. I couldn't get to my dealer last Saturday. Told him I would be in this week. He never mentioned hurry up before they close ordering.
FCA has never mentioned a window for ordering that I'm aware of.
I am still debating whether it is worth the money. Is it really going to be "collectible"? That market depends on the buyers. The only Mopar muscle that has proven to be highly sought after are the late 60s/early 70s muscle cars. If I decide to pull the trigger on this it certainly won't be dependent on how much I think it'll be worth down the road.
But if I decide not to I'm very likely to get the '21 SRT. The restyled interior and Harman Kardon audio being the key reasons. Wife has pretty much left it up to me to decide...

 

nobody to my knowledge has said ordering is closed. Just that some dealers can not get an allocation. I don't think they can make as many as is ordered because they likely have a finite hellcat motor allowance, hence why I think Kuniskas threw out his max 2000 number.

 

The DHC ordering is still open and has not been defined as to when they will close. There are two different orders, 1) Allocated DHC to Dealers. Those who order an allocated DHC will be guaranteed a vehicle. 2) Regular DHC orders will be taken with the stipulation you may not receive the vehicle. Because of the retooling of Plant this year for new Grand Cherokee platform and limited Covid workforce schedule their best guess is 2k units. However, that can change with Covid vaccine distribution etc...But the hard fact is production will only be six months because of re tooling. ( I talked to a very reliable source when ordering my allocated DHC)

 

The ordering of a vehicle that you may not get is a little wonky

 

I agree and seems strange to say the least. But this is also the guy who told me to Purchase my Durango RT in 2015 instead of lease because he believed they were going to badge many vehicles with the Hellcat. So now I’ve made my last payment and have a nice trade in or private sell cushion against the DHC. 🤷‍♂️

 

How many of you guys ordered the Laguna Leather seats and are being charged the $1595 for them?
This appeared on my build sheet. I pointed out to my salesman, who then walked me over to his sales manager and GM, that on Dodge.com the Laguna Leather is listed as a No Charge option. Sure enough my build was $1595 less than theirs. The manager checked the site himself and agreed it was showing as a NC option for the HC only. It is a $1595 option for the SRT which probably adds to the confusion.
Anyway, he said they will contact their regional rep Monday and get it cleared up but they will honor the dodge.com price either way. Anyone else being charged should point this out.

 

I pointed out the same thing to my salesman. He had no clue. He said it may be a mistake on the website or on their build site when we ordered. Either way they will honor whatever dodge.com says at the time of delivery

 

good to see so many ordering a 90k$ Durango

Just followed up with my salesman....still no vin or estimated build date 2 weeks after ordering...

 

This is very interesting. You guys have me wondering a lot now about this. So I emailed my sales guy and asked the same question about the seats and about the status of our order.

His reply was...

” Hi good afternoon Mike, I just got your email. And regarding your question, it’s in BG Status which states “order has passed edit but cannot be considered for scheduling” so I’m guessing it won’t be in production until all 1,500 units have been put in. And as far with the Laguna seats it’s probably a glitch because when I try to order another Hellcat it comes up as an $1595 option.“

He will be calling me on Monday with a follow up. Anyways....

 

“It won’t be in production until all 1,500 units have been put in” What?
There is no limit number, just a six month production run apparently. I also doubt they won’t start production until “all” orders are in, never heard of that before. Production of the HC is slated for January 21. Likely to be seen trickling into owners hands a few weeks thereafter.

 

I agree the rumors are starting to sound like facts...I would hazard to say your local salesman is not as "in the know" as we all think. Unless the 'Guy' you know is Tim K ....

 

Yeah, and Tim is very tight lipped on this subject. All he said is, the number of units made depends on production. What he didn't say was, units made depend on demand

 

.and we don't know how many are going overseas....
The middle East has a big car culture...and just like the Landcruiser there will be a strong desire to have a DDHC blasting through the desert...😉

 

Factor in the Durango was suppose to go through a major redesign even possibly moving to a unibody frame, then add covid complications. I think maybe customers got lucky with having a DHC offered. They possibly did this to buy some time for the 2021 year and keep interest in the brand. Until the 2022-23 unveil. ( but I’m absolutely speculating)

 

I believe you meant possibly moving to a "body on frame" design. It is currently a unibody.

 

FCA had quite a few new models that have come out or are about too. Grand Wagoneer, TRX, 392 Wrangler, New Grand Cherokee, Gladiator last year too, and supposedly another 3 row SUV. Could be the next gen Durango on a 1500 platform?

 

I agree too. Just was sharing what he said. Hopefully tomorrow we can find out if it’s true or not about the lugana seats.
Would be nice if a “no charge” was true.

 

The internet has turned most sales people’s job into being mostly test drive security people.
As a prospective buyer of a specific vehicle type, I know more about the vehicle than the sales person because I researched it thoroughly before hands on shopping it. Sales people know some info on all their models, but not the details. Too funny though CaptMoe that he showed you a MY 20, and had no idea that NC meant “Nice car”. 🥴